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He is cold as ice, especially when taking pens. That’s the reason I believe

11 minutes ago, Ram-Alf said:

Cole Palmer ripping Everton a new one...2 goals in the 1st 20mins, Why does he rub both arms when scoring a goal...this old un knows nowt about these celebrations...no sweets please 😁

50 minutes ago, Bris Vegas said:

City won’t win all 6. They never score at Spurs, let alone win, and with CL and FA Cup games too their schedule is hectic.

Today was a big surprise though. I thought the others may slip up in an away game, not at home.

City probably can’t believe their luck.

Not so sure about that Bris about winning all 6, citeh are like a war machine they don’t stop

On 13/04/2024 at 19:38, TigerTedd said:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Man United are so crap!!

im glad Newcastle have caught them. They e been in a false position for ages with people wondering if they can catch Tottenham and villa. No! Of course they f****** can’t. They’re crap. 

even the incredibly crap Chelsea could over take them if they win their games in hand. And West Ham are only one win away from overtaking them.

they won’t even have Europa league next season at this rate, and they don’t deserve it. The points they have got have been very lucky, they should be down in the bottom half somewhere. Which is shocking for a Man Utd team. 

I don’t know why I care so much. I don’t like Man Utd at all, but it’s just shocking to see how the mighty have fallen so far. It’s strange to see such a top 4 mainstay from my youth reduced to such mediocrity.

i honestly think there’s some thing psychological there about me feeling that society peaked in the 90s and this is making me realise more and more that Those days are long gone. 

Have a like and please say it again 😀

He had a good very game yesterday, if it wasn’t for Sonny’s brace he would have been my MOTM, especially if he’d finished that 1v1 chance. I never saw him as a left wing back, especially the way he tackled, so credit to PW and coaching staff for a very astute bit of coaching.

43 minutes ago, Dean (hick) Saunders said:

I  am pissed.. please win 🙏

I am sober…please win.

16 minutes ago, Bessie1 said:

Birmingham is going to be a “powerhouse” according to the American owner.  He admits the firing of Eustace was a bit hasty.  Sounds confident - I’d say smug - in this interview…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68771261

Bit mean, I know - but I’m willing him to fail.

It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of fans

4 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

If the bald barsteward still owned us now, we’d spend all summer pursuing Hughes and pay him outrageously unaffordable wages to huge excitement from the fans, only for him to be a crock of poo signing.  

 

your long southern crusade is nearly over, come home sweet prince

6 minutes ago, i-Ram said:

70 years is quite a long time in my book.

didnt last long with the kids. Queenie had a good inning for sure

My neighbour used to tell his kids if they find a coin in the house or in the car and it's got the queen's head on it it is his. It didn't last long though.

1 hour ago, Grumpy Git said:

Its always brilliant when those red t**** lose.

Nowhere near top4, top 5 which could mean CL next season is very doubtful. Their demise is tragic and delightful in equal measure.

7 hours ago, DavesaRam said:

£80,000,000 I think. 

Th song was "Harry Wilson. Probably worth £80,000,000". I also wonder if the figure was derived from the alleged valuation of Pride Park stadium which had been challenged by the EFL.

The song said 50M, the B4 valuation was probably a conservative 80M

8 minutes ago, Millenniumram said:

He’s 38. Whatever “it” is, I doubt it’s goalkeeping ability 

He looked finished in 2018.

38 is not too old to sit balanced on a fat wallet. Is that the "it"?

7 hours ago, Tamworthram said:

Only make it by 1 point? A bit too squeaky bum for me. I assume @simmoram1995’s predictor has us beating Carlisle on the last day. It may pan out that way and we ought to beat them (but so should Posh have yesterday). It would make for exciting end to the season for the neutrals but going into the last game with it being so close is a scary thought.

I know it’s a fools game predicting results just to make it look good (in fact, yesterday’s results proves predicting any kind of results is of little real value) but my fairly conservative predictor (I’ve explained my flawed rationale previously) now has us finishing 4 points ahead of Barnsley and comfortably short of Pompey but not by 11 points.

I'd be happy to make it by 1 goal on goal difference. When we sing how we get there I don't care, I really don't, as long as we get there

6 hours ago, MACKWORTHRAM said:

I'm not letting my nan out the cage until he signs permanently 

 Rooney is gone now, safe to let her out

On 25/03/2024 at 13:46, simmoram1995 said:

I’ve been thinking about this, this is how I’d imagine the table  ( top 6) will look like.

I’ve predicted  ( very conservative and negative mind you) that we will gain 11 from 18 , Bolton 12 from 21 , Portsmouth 17 from 21 , Peterborough  15  from 24  and Barnsley 17 from 24. Plus I think Lincoln will get 6th with 12 from 21 

Portsmouth 100 points 

Derby 89 points 

Barnsley 88 points 

Peterborough 86 points 

Bolton 86 points 

Lincoln 73 points

 

what’s everyone else’s opinion? 

 

 

 

Happy with that 

In Valencia as we speak, very nice but Sevilla is a lot nicer. Sevilla is very pretty and pleasant.

24 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

Rammie's new costume has been unveiled for the run-in...

 

No neck, massive trunk, is that a beast from Guatemala?

42 minutes ago, BaianoPOTY98 said:

I’ve got a lot more confidence in Fozzy than Sonny 👍

Don’t get me wrong, I am with you on this one

Great game of rugby. A win against Bolton and England, if Carlsberg…

At this level with his experience and quality with Nelson and Cash either side I had no worries about him replacing Sonny. Solid as a rock

10 minutes ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said:

What's the reasoning, any idea? 

I am guessing each new area needs a few more stewards so more planning and costs, so they make sure everything is (almost) sold before thinking of opening new ones

Class player at this level. Ward’s wiped ball had a lot of pace and spin and he was surrounded by defenders. He just controlled it and hit it over the keeper in a couple of steps. quality finish that.

Done, out of interest why Manchester United and the Rams?

I mean one is a giant of the beautiful game, arguably, one of the biggest names in world football and the other a shadow of its former self since Alex Ferguson retired

On 03/03/2024 at 21:58, Rampant said:

Bristol Rovers vs Derby County

Saturday 9th March KO 3pm

Memorial Stadium (BS7 0BF)

 

Opponents Form: Decent recently with three wins in their last four matches including their last two. They currently sit 11th in the table albeit with no realistic playoff aspirations or relegation concerns. Whilst their home record in L1 this season is a reasonable W7-D5-L5 it should be noted that they have lost four of their most recent six matches on their own patch with wins over Carlisle (2-1) and Oxford (3-1) dampened by defeats to Blackpool (1-2), Exeter (0-1), Fleetwood (0-2) and Burton (1-2).

Opponents Bio: Rovers are managed by Matt Taylor who is in his third managerial role. After an impressive four years at Exeter he was the man chosen by Rotherham to take over the reins after the departure of our own Paul Warne to Pride Park. Taylor's spell there lasted 13 months before he parted company with the Yorkshire club in November 2023 as the Millers were struggling in 22nd place. Within three weeks, however, he found himself in the Bristol Rovers hotseat replacing the ever-delightful Joseph Barton. 

The club have played their home matches at the 11,000 capacity (3,000 seated) Memorial Stadium since 1996 after leaving their previous home in Eastville. They are officially known as the 'Pirates', reflecting Bristol's maritime history. Or because they just arrrr. Or maybe because their form is historically patchy. They are of course also known as the 'Gas', a nickname which was given them by opposition fans originally but was cheerfully adopted by the Rovers' followers who refer to themselves as 'Gasheads'. The name came about apparently due to their former stadium being sited next to a gasworks which produced a distinct aroma which would waft over the ground. Anybody who sits near a few of our more dedicated drinkers at Pride Park will no doubt relate to that.

Opponents Player Watch: Only one place to start here as the Rams go up against our former beau, Christopher Hugh Martin. The Wardrobe has scored 15 goals this season and is joint fifth in the top scorers chart for the division. Second top scorer after CM9 is Anthony Evans with half a dozen goals. Other notable players are ex-Rams youngster Luke Thomas, experienced former Swansea, Celtic and Preston man Scott Sinclair and Chelsea loanee Harvey Vale who I think we were linked with during the summer. I'm not sure if he's their number one or not but they also have a goalkeeper called Jed Ward who you can only sympathise with.

Rams Record vs Opponents: There have been three FA Cup ties between the two clubs but we'll focus on the 27 league matches there have been between Bristol Rovers and Derby County. The first meeting was on 29th August 1953 at Bristol so hats off to any Ram or Rover who remembers that match over 70 years ago. During the early years of the fixture it was Bristol Rovers who held sway with the Pirates winning the first three encounters, four of the first five and six of the first nine overall. Since then though it is the Rams who have had much the better of it. The overall league record for Derby against Saturday's opponents is as follows:

P27: W12-D7-L8

Away at Bristol Rovers our record  is: P13: W3-D4-L6   Whilst that isn't impressive it should be pointed out that we lost on our first five visits and since then we've gone W3-D3-L1 on their turf and are unbeaten in our last four visits.

Since our relegation to L1 for the 2022/23 season the Rams have recorded home wins against Rovers in both fixtures at Pride Park (4-2 and 2-1) whilst last season we conceded a debateable late penalty in a 1-1 draw at their place.

Other Saturday Fixtures Of Note: We will either be second or third going into the match depending on the outcome of Barnsley vs Bolton on Tuesday night. Peterborough are at home to Northampton on the same evening. On Saturday our priority is of course to earn three points in the south-west but we will be hoping for favourable results in at least one of the following games:

Blackpool vs Portsmouth

Exeter vs Bolton

Barnsley vs Lincoln

Burton vs Peterborough

Expected Team: My guess is that Derby will be unchanged from the 3-0 win against a desperately struggling Port Vale. With fit full-back options rarer than a salad in the City Ground boardroom I suspect it'll be a back three plus the two wing-backs who played well yesterday. 

 

Safe journey to those who make the trip and COYR.

Top job, i really hope you start many more match threads. Thank for this.

Obviously at our humble level…but the mentality for the remaining games has got to be similar to Citeh and Liverpool, home or away, whatever the opposition they go for the 3 points. don’t start thinking a draw away at Portsmouth is a good result we play for a win every game remaining. Shackles off, ducking go for it PW